Finally, the narn ends in tragedy, as at last the children of Húrin each meet the inevitable dreadful fate that Morgoth's curse had set for them.

A Note on Spelling

The spelling of the word Chîn, 'children', in the title of this work is open to question. The form originally settled on by Christopher Tolkien while editing Unfinished Tales was Hîn, in order to clarify the name's pronunciation. In fact, though, the original form was Narn i Chîn Húrin, and this more technically correct version was reintroduced in The Children of Húrin. The pronunciation is not in question: both Hîn and Chîn would be pronounced to start with the sound of 'ch' in Scots 'loch' (and would be written in Elvish with the same character, harma).